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Healthy Athletes

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Special Olympics is the world’s largest public health organization for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID), providing access to free health services for a population with significant, unmet health needs.

HEALTHY ATHLETES

HEALTHY ATHLETES

Healthy Athletes is designed to improve athletes’ health and fitness in order to enhance their ability to train and compete in Special Olympics. All of these programs are non-invasive screenings designed to offer additional support at no cost to our athletes and their families. Healthy Athletes is made up of seven disciplines (noted below).

Fit Feet

  Fit Feet 

(podiatry)

MedFest MedFest 

(sports physical exam)

FUNFitness FUNfitness 

(physical therapy)

Opening EyesOpening Eyes 

(vision)

Health Promotion  Health Promotion 

(better health & wellness)

Special Smiles Special Smiles 

(dentistry)

Healthy Hearing Healthy Hearing 

(audiology)

Strong Minds Circle Icon Strong Minds

(adaptive coping skills)

For more information on how to get involved or if you have any questions, please email Charla at cstein@specialolympicspa.org

Special Olympics is looking for support from both professionals and students in the following fields:

• Podiatrist

• Physical Therapist and Physical Therapist Assistant

• Physician, Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner, Nurses

• Audiologists and Otolaryngologist

• Optometrist or Ophthalmologist

• Dentistry

• Specialties

• Psychologist, Licensed Social Worker, Licensed Counselor and Behavior Analyst

• Dietitians

If you are interested in supporting Special Olympics Pennsylvania’s Healthy Athlete program, contact Charla Stein, cstein@specialolympicspa.org. For more information on how to get involved, please visit this link.